| The Religious Existentialists and the Redemption of Feeling Contributor(s): Malagon, Anthony (Editor), Doukhan, Abi (Editor), Chanderbhan, Stephen Allan (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1498584764 ISBN-13: 9781498584760 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Existentialism - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 142.78 |
| LCCN: 2019019002 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Traditional philosophizing has generally depended upon reason as its primary access to truth. Subjective experiences such as feelings, the passions, and emotions have typically been viewed as secondary to reason, untrustworthy, or both. The Religious Existentialists and the Redemption of Feeling revisits how the movement of existentialism, via the religious existentialists, has contributed to a rethinking of the role of subjective experience, in contrast to the rationalist and idealist traditions, thus reframing the importance of feelings in general for the philosophical enterprise as a whole. Through the considerations of a variety of thinkers, this collection provides a fresh look at the contributions of twentieth-century existentialists, thereby re-contextualizing the very notion of existentialism, offering a powerful and genuine re-evaluation of the significance of subjectivity, and underscoring the continued relevance of the religious existentialists. |
Contributor Bio(s): Abordo Ong, James: - James Abordo Ong is a Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of San Diego. He holds an MLitt. in Philosophy from the University of St. Andrews and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duke University. He co-convened an interdisciplinary seminar on human cooperation at the Franklin Humanities Institute in 2015-16. |